mr. miller: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to offer an amendment to this misguided piece of legislation. this bill would impose layers of red tape and erect new obstacles to protecting american lives. congress already has the power to disapproval any rule through the congressional review act as well as through appropriations bills and other legislation if it disagrees with the regulation. this new imposition of nearly 60 additional analytical and procedural requirements is a -- is an effort to impose a choke hold on american citizens. one regulation that would be affect sad proposal by osha to prevent a litany of workplace fires and explosions caused by combustible dust. it's been abundantly clear for a decade that federal regulatory action is needed to prevent combustible dust explosions and firesful mir amendment would prevent today's bill from getting in the the way of this much-needed regulation. this amendment is necessary to protect workers' lives. in 2003, the chemical safety board found that the existing p

mr. miller: thank you very much. the s time i recognize gentleman from the 12th district of pennsylvania for a rothfus. a half, mr. mr. rothfus: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of our nation's veterans and the legislation currently under consideration. this legislation makes much needed reforms that will bring accountability and transparency to the department of veterans affairse are. over the past year i've -- affairs. over the past year i've worked with chairman miller and kauffman, congressman doyle, murphy, kelly and shuster, and local veterans' families to investigate the outbreak of diseases at the pittsburgh v.a. the v.a. office of the inspector general determined that systemic failures surrounding the outbreak led to tragic and preventable deaths of local veterans. we must do all we can to ensure that this does not happen again. chairman kauffman's infectious disease reporting act which i strongly -- coffmn's infectious disease reporting act which i trongly support, this will have the v.a. following rule

mr. miller from california. mr. miller: i want to join you in your remarks in expressing outrage about this situation. in this case, these outside parties included well-funded interest groups and publicly-elected figures stopping the workers from joining the union. it wasn't enough that these outside parties to say publicly they didn't like unions. it wasn't enough for them to say publicly to say hey, it is best for you and your family, vote against the union. it wasn't enough for them to say, we don't want unions to get a toehold in the south. they were angry at volkswagen who was neutral. they were angry that volkswagen had a long track record of working with labor unions through joint work counsels that reduce company costs and were angry that majority of the workers signed cards saying they wanted the u.a.w. to represent them and were afraid if the process was on the level. in the end, free and fair union elections became their biggest fear. a free and fair election became their biggest fear. if volkswagen wouldn

somethinging into eric miller's iv which presumably was arsenic. >> he then stated that he asked mrs. miller killers all share one common bond, and that is they are arrogant. they are in denial that they're doing anything wrong. this person's in their way. they're messing up their life and they want them out of the way. and that's it. it's very simple. >> rather than risk a jury trial, ann miller agreed to plead guilty to second degree murder and received a minimum sentence of 25 years in prison. >> it's up with of those cases where you are left with as many questions as answers. and so that can be very difficult not only for the prosecutor but certainly for the family members as you don't get the why. >> even though ann miller tried to eliminate the evidence through cremation, it only took a single strand of eric's hair tore chart months of deception and the final act of murder. >> and to think that a record of this poisoning was just kept in one single strand of hair is pretty unbelievable. pretty amazing. >> people can think they can get away with murder but the technology is going to bit

mr. miller of florida and mr. young of alaska all deserve credit for leadership on these important issues. mr. chairman, the house -- the committee is not in order. the chair: the gentleman is correct. the house will come to order -- the committee will come to order. the gentleman is recognized. mr. hastings: mr. chairman, this legislation ensures that america america's ability to fish and hunt will not be limited by the whim of federal bureaucrats. title 1 of this bill directly responds to bureaucratic threats posed by the e.p.a. in 1976, congress barred the environmental protection agency or e.p.a., from regulating firearms and ammunition. however, this has not stopped attempts to circumvent the law by claiming that while e.p.a. may not be able to regulate ammunition, it can regulate components of ammunition and fishing tackle. this would be a massive power grab by the e.p.a. despite legal authority. banning lead bullets and tackle would hinder sportsmen and cause economic harm to outdoor sportsmen and the recre

mr. miller? we don't have any evidence now that a racial slur was used.ar about that there isn't any evidence, no tape, no witnesses have come forward to say that mr. mason makes a good point that that overreaction, if you said you are a piece of garbage or something, maybe would, i don't know, i think it was a situation where it may have been after overreaction by marcus smart, a lot of things were said there were a the love of people. he saw that fan who has history of being irate fan. he just reacted like any player would likely react in a heated situation. a situation where he heard something and directed his anger toward the wrong person. i don't think there was anything racially motivated by it. he may have heard something. >> it depends on what he heard. i just watched 42, the jackie robinson movie on hbo over the weekend. depend on what he heard. you can understand someone, i believe, if you hear a racial slur, you snap. particularly, you know, the game and all of that i can understand that. if it's just, you know, you are lousy or you are a creep

mr. miller and i wish to associate myself with those comments. they were very well taken and i for one, and i know i speak on behalf of the entire congressional progressive caucus, but i for one hope that the national labor relations board revisits what happened in chattanooga, because what we believe here in america is free and fair elections and that includes labor union elections as well. we are here to talk about raising the minimum wage. and it was only appropriate that mr. miller from california was here with us this evening, because he's one of the co-authors of h.r. 1010, the bill to raise the minimum wage to $10.10. a modest proposal, i should add. but let me attempt to address this house. i know that there are those who think that everything that could be said about raising the minimum wage has already been said, but allow me to address this house as if nothing had been said about raising the minimum wage in this country to $10.10. it is simply a matter of arithmetic. you know, if you just take what people were making at a minimum wage

mr. miller said, there is an agenda among conservatives who have been resistant to civil rights laws.job is to enforce the laws as they exist. and that is what this attorney general has done and done vigorously. he made very clear after the supreme court's decision in the shelby case that the department of justice would not retreat in the protection of minority voters. we thought this was so important and so powerful for the attorney general to make that statement. the civil rights division of the justice department is there in order to protect the civil rights principally of minorities, and people have a short memory. they forget what happened to the civil rights division during the bush years. i'm shocked mr. clay would describe the hiring of general holder as partisan when the hiring during that department during the bush years had decimated the career members of that department who really held a standard in that department over successive administrations, so mr. miller's quite right when he says attorney general holder set about rebuilding at the justice department and that's some

the obama side of the bones on what mr miller never it's always like. but that is politically correct and i'm correct in fact so-called news the phone news network spent a great deal of time today talking about the new congressional budget office report talking heads or a claim that the report found that obamacare oh i let it go in jobs and naturally they were our age to take a look. we do begin with a fox news alert there is a bombshell new c.b.r. report that finds obamacare will be my. worse for the economy and previously predicted welcome to the camera and tell them are nice to see you only the effects of the next decade will be substantially larger than estimated nearly three times larger that adds a trillion dollars to the debt it shows two point three million jobs and the report which was released today projects actually not that the number of jobs is going to go down but that the number of workers will decline by about two million by two thousand and seventeen thanks to obamacare for conservatives as proof that obamacare is a job destroyer but th

when the obama supporters to the phones all but mr miller get what's always like . for tonight's politically correct that i'm correct in n.b.c. news is richard engel in a report of the n.b.c. nightly news last week angle made it sound like visitors the athletes at the sochi winter olympics are being act as soon as they turned on their phones or fired up their computers take a look at. this letter to russia can expect to be hacked and as richard engle found out upon his arrival there it's not a matter of if but when richard good evening. good evening brian it is not just hacking the state department warns the travelers should have no expectation of privacy even in their hotel rooms and as we found out you are especially exposed as soon as you try and communicate with anything back at the hotel well he was using special software to monitor my two computers and sure enough they'd also been hacked you were able to tell the very very quickly somebody was exactly. but now people are saying that angle's report was misleading say the least and some are going as far as sayin

when the obama said to the phones over mr miller. for tonight's politically correct that i'm correcting bill o'reilly on his show last night o'reilly made it pretty clear that he is not ready for a woman president check it out. there's got to be some downside to having a woman president right something something that may not fit with that office correct. i'm going to say nobel. apparently riley isn't familiar with the wide range of research that's been done on women in political office multiple studies have found a strong relationship between an increasing number of women in government and declining levels of government corruption and there is a positive effect on government when women break into the so-called old boys' club other studies have found that women are more likely to bring the people into the governing process and are more likely to push for government transparency similarly women are more likely to reach out to groups that have traditionally less influence in the government and policy making process are also more likely

mr. bill miller of price waterhouse and company, the guardian of oscar secrets. >> mr. house. >> mr. miller is a representative of price waterhouse. >> i'm bill miller of price waterhouse. >> no, i didn't know that by george. >> may i have the envelope. >> and the envelope, please? >> the envelope, please? >> may i have the envelope, please? >> where is it, the envelope? oh, i have the envelope. all right. >> next the presentations to outstanding motion picture writers. of course, i'm not too familiar with them because i outlive most of my stuff. and i never -- what's wrong with the teleprompter? >> the following pictures were nominated for the best screenplay. >> nominated for the best motion picture story are the following. >> the nominees for the best screenplay based on material from another medium. >> the nominees for best story and screenplay. >> the nominees for the best story and screenplay. >> if you were lucky enough to get in some of the positions that i'm in, you're going to be held responsible for the film, not for the role. so you're not looking for oh, thi

when the obama supporters to the phones all but mr miller get results. for tonight's politically correct that i'm correct in wisconsin republican governor scott walker on fox so-called news sunday walker said that he has refused to expand medicaid under obamacare in his state because he's just looking out for wisconsin taxpayers. i don't think the measure of success in government is how many people are dependent on government i want people to no longer be dependent because we empower them to get good jobs family supporting careers in the private sector and that's part of our philosophy we did something unique we didn't do what other states did by just not taking the medicaid expansion we didn't take the challenges that come with the medicaid expansion and putting our taxpayers at risk because i love the taxpayers don't put it at risk even before the governor walker says he loves wisconsin taxpayers but if you really love wisconsin taxpayers he'd be expanding medicaid to millions of wisconsinites who are living in poverty right now walker and republican l

on the obama supporter back to the phones on what mr miller for example is like. for today's politically correct that i'm correcting fox so-called news today's edition of america's newsroom three of fox's talking heads got together to talk about arizona's proposed anti-gay legislation are the maccallum and written toros and juan williams all agreed that the legislation was unconstitutional and even comparative to jim crow laws take a look. at what has happened martha's this is spiraled totally out of control and so while the first amendment is a really strong argument i don't know why you would want to bring jim crow laws back to the forefront for homosexual acts is that really it down if you're a business owner i don't know why you would want to turn business away and if you're gay let's say why would you want the baker of hate bacon your cake anyway unfortunately it has taken a really crazy turn and gotten way out of hand and has won mentioned a number of republicans three three of them who voted to pass the said that they would change you know i have no doubt a

mr. miller. mr. thompson. >> thank you, mr. chairman. director clapper, i like to helow-up on a statement chairman made and followed questions the ranking member made to his statement. do you feel our country is more at risk for terrorism because of the obama administration's policies? >> i do not. i do not think it has anything to do with the policies of this administration or any other. i think it has more to do with the transformation of the terrorist threat. its diffusion, it's globalization, and its franchises. >> you are not confused or obstructed by any policy coming out of the administration. >> no. >> thank you very much. shifting gears to russia, over the last couple of years we have seen russia support the regime in syria and provide limited information regarding the boston bombers, provide a safe haven to snowden, strong-arm ukraine to prevent a strong u.s. structure and now provide limited , cooperation regarding the terrorist threats to u.s. olympic athletes and visitors to sochi. the uss that these are isolated events, or

mr. miller, and one of the ought thors of the title. the chair: -- authors of the title. mr. : this has a simple solution to property rights issue in northwest florida. escambia, florida was given authority to transfer but could not issue title to that land. the county began leasing fees to individuals. in the years since 1947, pensacola beach has grown into a fine tourist destinations. they seek to allow local authorities to have taxes. local stakeholders including both boards of commissioners asked me to introduce this piece of legislation. mr. chairman, this is a fairness issue. it will allow lease holders the option of obtaining fee simple title to their property while also protecting current agreements governing conservation, preservation, public access and recreation. additionally, the bill would ease management of the island by conveying certain land currently owned by escambia county to santa rosa county. it does not address property taxes but permits lease holders to obtain title to their property so lease holders and local governments can address any local tax issues

mr. miller, member of the education and work force committee and former chair. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. miller: i thank my colleagues who have spoken out against this legislation. this legislation is in no way a solution to the problems that we have in california with the continuing drought. this legislation is simply a legislative temper tantrum. they don't want to nuance what has to be nuance. they don't want to balance urban, rural, agriculture, technology. this is what the governor is having to do and the resource agencies having to do and the entire state legislature is trying to figure out how all of california survives the drought. this one says, we'll kick over the barn upstate there and take their water and we'll be ok. well, why doesn't san diego look up north and say we'll kick over the barn and take their water and we'll be ok. this is the greatest intrusion into state's water rights that we have seen in this legislature and that's why governors of other western states understand the principles that are

mr. miller, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. chair yellen, glad to have you here today. i've enjoyed your testimony. there's been a considerable amount of discussion. i was pleased you indicated your agreement that insurance has unique features that make it different from banks and that a tailored regulatory approach for insurances would be inappropriate. i think it would be devastating to apply the same standards to an insurance company that we did it a bank. so what are you going to do to make sure that insurance companies are not subject to inappropriate bank-centric rules? >> we explicitly decided when we put in effect our capital rules to defer their application to savings and loan holding companies with substantial insurance activities and to the other nonbanks that were designated. we wanted to have a chance to study what an appropriate regime would be, recognizing there are important differences between the insurance business and banking. we understand that the risk profiles of insurance companies really are materially different, and we are trying our best to cra

mr. miller, for five minutes. >> thank you. chair yellen, con t grat lagss today. i enjoyed your testimony. there's been a considerable amount of discussion regarding the problem that resulted of banks centric standard applying to insurance companies. i was pleased at your confirmation hearing you indicated your employment that insurance has unique features that make it different from banks and that it tailored regulatory approach for insurances would be inappropriate. and i think it would be devastating to apply the same standards to an insurance company we did to a bank. so what are you going to do to make sure that insurance companies are not held to bank centric rules. >> we explicitly decided when we put into effect our capital rules to defer their application to savings and loan holding companies with substantial insurance activities and to the other non-banks to fees that were designated. we wanted to have the chance to study what an appropriate regime would be, recognizing that there are important differences between the insurance business and banking. we u

mr. miller, to pressure osha to mitigate this known hazard. i'm hopeful that osha can complete this long overdue work in this area to not let this happen again. we need to get people back to work and create good-paying jobs. that's why i support the courtney-miller amendment and the underlying bill and with that i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from georgia reserves. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. goodlatte: madam chairman, at this time i yield two minutes to the gentleman from missouri, mr. graves, a member of the small business committee. the chair: the gentleman from missouri is recognized for two minutes. mr. graves: thank you, madam chair. i want to thank the chairman of the committee for working with us today. i rise in support of h.r. 2804, to the alert act. this legislation represents a very important effort to bring some common sense and transparency to an out-of-control regulatory process that's stifling growth and especially among small businesses. i'm especially pleased that this legislation, which the committ

mr. miller is with us this morning. he is the turnaround kid.istener we have, the raging debate over the use of cash. is it here to stay? >> i think it is actually almost a problem. so many countries are engaged in share repurchases. why are they investing in a business? in part, the -- why aren't they investing in a business? in part, the answer to the over the u.s. -- the uncertainty over the u.s. economy. maybe i will just hold back and meanwhile, my share price looks pretty attractive. >> of the 3 ideas, dividend growth, share buyback, or pay down debt, which is the most common sensical? >> i would not do great dividend increases because once you do that, it is hard to get back off that. i don't feel that confident about it -- >> you don't get swap. >> you don't that's waters for. paying down debt, that the leverages the company and the shareholders would rather you carry an appropriate leverage. >> given where rates are and that they will eventually go back up, shouldn't every company at cfo who is under leopard go out and just borrow becau

mr. miller has been working on it a long time.se are real legislation that address the issue of economic insecurity for women and their families. this is another reincarnation of what women won't and that is pay quality, increased opportunity and educational opportunity. they want a better life for themselves and family because when women succeed america succeed. >> when women make less, over 60% of the people making minimum wage are women, and pay equity has its own toll. if women make 77 cents on the dollar, her male counter part who is equal means the first three month of the year the woman is working for three. it impacts her pension as well and the sick pay leave affects elder care. and we have worked on this issue in all phases of life but her focus was senior citizens. >> thank you. income discrimination follows women throughout their entire lives. if there were a private pension it is going to be reduced and when she gets her social security check it is going to be less. so equal pay, as we found with lily ledbetter, meant

mr. miller, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. chair yellen, glad to have you here today. i've enjoyed your testimony. there's been a considerable amount of discussion. i was pleased you indicated your agreement that insurance has unique features that make it different from banks and that a tailored regulatory approach for insurances would be inappropriate. i think it would be devastating to apply the same standards to an insurance company that we did it a bank. so what are you going to do to make sure that insurance companies are not subject to inappropriate bank-centric rules? >> we explicitly decided when we put in effect our capital rules to defer their application to savings and loan holding companies with substantial insurance activities and to the other nonbanks that were designated. we wanted to have a chance to study what an appropriate regime would be, recognizing there are important differences between the insurance business and banking. we understand that the risk profiles of insurance companies really are materially different, and we are trying our best to cra

mr. miller, for five minute. >> good to have you here today. congratulations, enjoy your testimony. has been discussion regarding the results of banks and extended applied to insurance companies and i was pleased at the confirmation hearing you integrated insurance has unique features that make it different from banks and regulatory approach for insurance would be inappropriate and i think it would be devastating to apply the same percentage to insurance company. what you going to do to make certain insurance companies the subject to inappropriate banks subject to rules? >> we explicitly decided when we put in effect our capital rules to they fer their application to savings and loan holding companies with substantial insurance activities and to the other 50s that would designated we want to have a chance to study what an appropriate regime would be recognizing important differences between the insurance business and banking. we understood the risk profiles of insurance companies really are materially different and we are trying our best to craft a set of capital liquidity standards

mr. miller has been working out a very long time, and that -- but these are not ephemeral.eal legislation which addresses that issue of economic insecurity for women and their families. this is another reincarnation of it today, with what women really want, and that is pay equity, increased wages, economic opportunity, and educational opportunity. why? because they are struggling financially, and wanted at her life for their families because when women succeed, america succeeds. over 60% of people making minimum wage are women, and pay equity has its own toll. the average is that women make $.77 on a dollar that her mail counterpart -- maile counterpar. work free that women for the first three months of the wind. it has an impact on the pension. the sick leave piece of that has an impact on elder care. the co-chair of our seniors'task force has worked on this issue. her focus was seniors. income discrimination follows women throughout their entire lives. private if there were a pension, that that pension is going to be reduced, and when she gets her social security check it

mr. miller had his epiphany that this was going on. we can go to when the president said this was inexcusable and intolerable. eric holder, the same thing. so there's no question that this happened. we can't sit up here as democrats and republicans and deny that the irs did not target people. they did. they apologized. there's been hearings. miss learner came in here, took the fifth, and mr. seclo talked about that earlier. maybe we can talk about it again. but this is about our rights as americans. that's why we're here today. i would like to think that the people on the the other side of the aisle as well as the people on this side would equally listen to occupy wall street or liberal groups that were targeted by a republican president. it's about the federal government using their power to suppress our rights as americans, and that's wrong inny part, in any language. we're not a third world country, i hope. we're not a country that's run by a dictator that fixes elections. sadly we won't know what the outcome of the last election wo

mr. miller of california. raising the minimum wage would help restore fairness for working men and women across the country. would lift millions of americans out of poverty, would fuel demand and economic growth. a letter from over 600 economists said that, quote, at a time when persist tent high unemployment is putting enormous downward pressure on wages, a moig increase would provide a much needed boost, end quote. it's no panacea. but if we are looking at helping americans earn enough so that they don't have to be part of the social safety net or government welfare programs, we need to make sure they can do that in the private sector. you know what? at current minimum wage levels a family working full-time 40 hours a week earns about $14,000 a year. mr. speaker, you try living on $14,000 a year. i couldn't do it. i don't think you could do it, mr. speaker. guess what? that's why we have a social safety net that helps americans and supplements their income whether it's medicaid, whether it's food stamps. ame

mr. miller had his epiphany that this was going on. we can go to when the president said this was inexcusable and intolerable. eric holder, the same thing. so there's no question that this happened. we can't sit up here as democrats and republicans and deny that the irs did not target people. they did. they apologized. there's been hearings. miss learner came in here, took the fifth, and mr. seclo talked about that earlier. maybe we can talk about it again. but this is about our rights as americans. that's why we're here today. i would like to think that the people on the the other side of the aisle as well as the people on this side would equally listen to occupy wall street or liberal groups that were targeted by a republican president. it's about the federal government using their power to suppress our rights as americans, and that's wrong inny part, in any language. we're not a third world country, i hope. we're not a country that's run by a dictator that fixes elections. sadly we won't know what the outcome of the last election wo

mr. miller has waited a very long time and in essence that these are not ephemeral.islation which addresses that issue of economic security for women and their families and this is another reincarnation of it today with what women really want and that is pay equity, increased wages, economic opportunity and educational opportunity. why? because they are struggling financially and they want a better life for themselves and their families because when women succeed, america succeeds. >> women make less because 60% of the people making minimum wage are women and pay equity has its own toll if the average in the country is women make 77 cents on the dollar that her mail counterpart with equal education experience and job responsibilities. that means two woman is worth -- working for the first three months of the year for free and that just isn't right. as rousseau said the sickly piece of that has an impact on elder care and the cochair of our seniors task force congresswoman schakowsky has worked on this issue in all phases of life but her focus on seniors has been valu

for women, the labor candidate has made an endorsement today, he has endorsed milken's, david miller band. >> mr. speaker. if i were him i would not be talking about candidates this week of all week. what is the tory party doing? removing one of their most senior women and seeking to replace her with an old -- the conservative party -- he didn't ask her the question. i will tell him what the gender pay gap is increasing. the minimum wage has been losing value. the growth of bureau contract and the problem women have accepting child care. he promised to modernize his party but he is going backwards. he runs his government like the old boys' network. he is failing women across his party and across the country. when six questions and invitation to condemn the strike today -- isn't that approve? he raises constituencies elections in a week when he completed rolls over to the trade union. let's be clear about what is happening? they keep their votes and get more power over discretionary funding and get 90% of the votes for their leader. he told us he is going to get rid of the red flag. all he has do

mr. miller, doc hastings, that there is no place for a republican majority. let's talk about pathways a bit. middle-class economic security is a defining issue today. how you create broad and rising prosperity is a defining issue today. people want solutions and they want the right priorities. if there is a republican who will not sign this discharge petition because they argued the economy cannot afford an increase in the minimum wage, people are going to want to know why that same republicans vote for a minimum subsidy for the oil companies of $40 billion every 10 years? they will want to know why republicans support subsidies to corporations to outsource jobs or why there is a minimum tax credit for certain businesses to buy corporate debts this is about contrast and about priorities. and the minimum wage is one of the illuminating contrasts we have and will be a defining issue over the next nine months. >> anything now in terms of getting back the majority -- >> it tells the rest of us that he loses sleep over this, the undisclosed special interest money

mr. miller: i rise in strong opposition to h.r. 3964 and ask unanimous consent to put my statement in the record. the chair: the gentleman's request is covered by general leave. mr. defazio: mr. speaker, on january 17, 2014, the governor of california issued a proclamation, a state of emergency regarding the drought. my amendment simply states that the secretary of commerce should treat this emergency proclamation as requested by the governor under section 312 of the madison-stevens act to determine whether there's a commercial fishery failure for any fisheries that originate in the state of california. many charter and commercial boat fisheries on the west coast are dependent on chinook and coe hossa monostock that originate in the rivers and migrate to the pacific oocean where they're harvested. one of these runs from the central valley turns north and makes up as much as 50% of the salmon production off oregon and to areas to the north. it's responsible for as must have as 90% of california's salmon catch this run and others are in peril due to the drought, reducks in river flose will

. >> george miller was big on the environment. >> and lions bore. >> mr. waxman is big on healthcare and in particular hiv and aids. the two represent a formidable force on the policy side. as important if not more each of them represent tremendous fund raising abilities for redistribution to democrats need. >> why? how does somebody in los angeles and somebody in concord represent a huge wealth of campaign contributions? >> you raise money phil based upon your status and the congress, your positions, your titles, and the influence you have been able to develop with the people who donate money. each of the persons for 40 years have been at the top of the crest for nancy pelosi. >> so they would raise money and they would then funnel it to nancy pelosi and she would spread it to contested races where they need money. is that it? already or go through democratic national committee or congressional campaign committee. in each category candidates in states where they don't have resources get help. >> what effect does this have on her? >> it makes it far more d

george miller was big on the environment and labor issues. mr.n is big on health care. >> and imparticular hiv and aids. the two of them represent a form mittable force on the policy side. equally as important, if not more, each represent tremendous fundraising availables for redistribution for democrats in need. >> how does somebody in los angeles and somebody in concorde represent a huge wealth of campaign contributions? >> you raise money based upon our status and your positions and titles and the influence we have been able to develop with the people who donate the money. each of those persons for 40 years have been at the top of the crest for nancy pelosi. >> they would raise money and funnel it to nancy and she would spread it to contested races where they needed money. >> or in the alternative go through the campaign committee. in each category, candidates in states without resources get help. >> what affect does this have on her as someone trying to reclaim the house? >> it makes it far more difficult for her to garner all the resources s

mr. waltz, you're recognized. >> thank you chairman miller and thank you, commander, for your service and for continuing your service and to your family. no warrior deploys alone and no warrior comes home a lone. there's a family and broader community, commander miller, thank you. the importance of getting this right and work you do can't be understated. minnesota delegation here, there's a couple of these folks hold a special place for me i think for sergeant whitehead is here. he and i served together in the same artillery unit so i'll speak up for you back there sergeant. dave went zell came to my office through wounded warriors, dave are you here somewhere? i ask that to make sure you're working. thanks. good, he's here. we're grateful to each of you. no one comes to capitol hill with more credibility than this organization. and no one understands the importance of what you're doing. this goes beyond care of our wounded warriors and cuts to the heart of our democracy, what our values and commitments and what do we do as for those who want to know a little bit about service to the nati

mr. wells, you are recognized. >> thank you, chairman miller, and thank you commander for your service and for containing your service and to your family. no water deploys alone and no warrior comes home alone. there's a family and the opportunity, commander miller, thank you, the importance of getting this right and the work you do can't be understated. minnesota delegation here, a couple of these folks hold a special place for me. i think our state adjutant or sergeant whitehead is here. he and i served together in the same artillery you know, so i will speak up for you back there, sergeant. [laughter] and dave wenzel is here. dave came to my office for a special project, wounded warriors, dave, are you here somewhere? i ask that you make sure you're working. thanks. [laughter] good, he is here. we are grateful, and to each of you, no one comes to capitol hill with more credibility and his organization. and no one understands the importance of what you are doing. this goes beyond care of her wounded warriors and it cuts to the heart of our democracy, what are our values and commitments,

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mr. president. >> ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. >> good afternoon and welcome to the san francisco local agency formation commission. today is january 24, 2014, >> i would like to acknowledge our clerk of the committee, lisa miller. i don't have our sfgtv names here, but i would like to thank them for their assistance today. call the roll. >> avalos, present, commissioner breed, campos, present, mar, present, schmeltzer absent. we do have a quorum. >> thank you. let's go to the next item. >> the election of the chairperson for 2014. okay colleagues we have before us a position for local local agency formation commission. i actually do have ain't in continuing as chairperson for local agency formation commission and just want to put it out there. if others have an interest as well, i would like to hear about that. and interested anyone interested in being a vice-chair you can speak about that sex with. commissioner campos? >>supervisor david campos: thank you mr. chair, i don't know if there could be a combined nomination. my nomination is to nominate you as chair and breed as vice-chair. >> i will second that. >>supervisor john avalos: okay. any discussion? commissioner breed, you are in accord with the motion?